Dec 17, 2024  
BC3 Academic Catalog: 2020-2021 
    
BC3 Academic Catalog: 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 204 - Introduction to Historical Methods


3 credits (3 lecture)
This course offers students the opportunity to become historical detectives and produce an original scholarly work.  Students will learn to distinguish between evidence and interpretation (primary and secondary sources), work with local materials and organizations, on-line archival materials, and learn how to evaluate other historians’ interpretations of the past. In addition, students will study various historical philosophies, historiography, possible careers, and the skills central for history majors. 
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101